When I was a child I dreamed like a child of wonderWith my back in the grass, my eyes to the sky to seeI believed in the stars and I knew they cast a spellThat I was under, with my fingers in the dirtI was part of the earth, every living thing was part of me

But it's gone, it's goneIt's gone, it's gone, goneI can't feel it, I can't feel itMust've found a way out my back doorMust've run away out my back doorBecause it's gone, gone, gone

Then I fell in love, love gave me a shot of pure desireThere was nothing else like this this unimagined bliss, this ecstasyDeep inside the night I believed I saw the light ignite a fireAnd it burned into the dark it burned deep inside my heartI thought it would burn eternally

But it's gone, it's goneIt's gone, it's gone, goneI can't feel it, I can't feel itMust've found a way out my back doorMust've run away out my back doorBecause it's gone

So I run into the street and I'm shouting into the phoneAsking everyone I meetI say have you seen it on my doorstep? Did you see it in my car?Have you seen it in the alley? Was it on the back of some guitar?Is it sleeping in the hallway? Does it cry all night alone?Is it selling itself for money? Does it want, does it want to come home?

Then I saw the world wounded deep and curled up on my sidewalkWith their mouths all white and pale, telling all their tales realitySo I picked up a sign and I found my place in lineAnd I shouted no talk but the men all painted proudTheir words empty and loud are trying hard to sell my dream

And they tell me it's goneThey say it's gone, they say it's goneOh, but I can feel it, oh I want to feel itI can't let it run away out my back doorI can't let it run away out my back door

Lord, if I look out there, if I look out there every dayI can't let it run away, I won't let it run awayBut if I look out there every day